Chapter 1336

EGOT？ Grand slam?

Lanli is also an ordinary person. How can he not want to? How could he be indifferent? How could he stay out of it? How could he be calm? How could he be out of the world?

It can be said that he is vulgar, it can be said that he is shallow, it can be said that he is not pure, it can also be said that he is not refined after all, but the fact is that in the heart, even if just the idea of egot and the Grand Slam comes out quietly, the blood can't help bubbling up, and every cell in the whole body cheers up.

It's for fame, it's for profit, it's not for fame, it's not for profit.

In life, everyone tries to prove that he once existed and leave some traces in this world. Even if he disappears one day, he can still live in the mouth of some people and pass on for a long time. He can really leave a trace in the society and firmly imprint it in the long river of time.

There's a dinner party conversation like this in the pop drummer.

Andrew's father's friends and two sons came to visit, one was a football team player, the other was a scholarship winner and a representative of the school's Model United Nations. They all achieved secular success, which everyone envies; And just an ordinary drummer Andrew in their eyes has become the representative of nothing.

So they began to discuss the definition of success.

Andrew said, "I'd rather be drunk and drug addicted, die young at 34, and be a topic at dinner tables than live to be 90 with all my money and no one remembers me."

The object of their discussion is Charlie Parker, one of the greatest jazz saxophone players in the history of American music. He even changed the composition and trend of jazz and typified the development direction of the whole culture. Because of his infatuation with saxophone culture, Charlie Parker dropped out of school at the age of 14. After crazy hard training, he made his own brilliant achievements and went down in history.

In a sense, Charlie Parker is Andrew's example and goal.

But in the eyes of most people, this is a chance of one in ten thousand. Any attempt is just an excuse to do nothing.

In fact, these are two different philosophies of life. Some people hope to live a peaceful and stable life, but when death comes, they leave quietly like autumn leaves, and this is perfection; While some people hope to manage their life in a grand and magnificent way, leaving a strong and colorful mark on their own chapter, proving that they once existed.

For every artist, it's the latter.

No one wants to be annihilated in the long river of history, more or less looking forward to their own works, their own names, their own arts and ideas to be handed down, contributing their own strength to the spiritual heritage and the history of art inheritance, and becoming an important part of society.

It is often said that artists are narcissistic.

That's the truth.

Lanli is no exception.

If you can complete the egot, if you can complete the Grand Slam, lanli will not hypocritical and clear that these are meaningless; On the contrary, all these are the most important affirmation of his persistence, his efforts, his struggle, his persistence, his dream and his rebirth.

In the long history, he also left his own pen.

Maybe one day in the future, he can see through the world, like Woody Allen, Jean Luc Godard and other masters, get rid of the secular troubles, just enjoy the process of artistic creation, just enjoy the process of self exploration and self breakthrough, just about the art itself; But at least, not now.

From the Oliver prize to Cannes Film Festival, all the disturbing topics constantly linger in our ears, and Langley can't help but become impetuous. Even if he tries his best to participate in the film festival, the change of his mood is inevitable. In the final analysis, he is still a layman, not as detached as he imagined.

Lanli knows that it's almost impossible to completely empty his brain. Even if he is a man of two generations, it's also an unprecedented special situation. He needs to be sober, modest, down-to-earth, return to acting and devote himself to studying acting again.

So, Langley can't wait to go back to New York and plunge himself into the shooting preparation of "pop drummer". The restlessness and desire in his heart, the restlessness and urgency in his mood, all evolve into the driving force for the interpretation of Andrew.

Appropriately, Andrew has become a reflection of Langley's current state of mind, even more appropriate and more real than four months ago, which may become an important breakthrough in this performance.

For media reporters and people in the industry, "burst drummer" is special; And the same is true for Langley. It's just that the reasons may be different.

This is lanli's first long-term rest. After adjustment, he returns to the production team again, and his mentality and state need to adapt again; This is also the most impetuous period of lanli's mood. The interference of off-site factors is bound to affect the performance state. Even without the continuous harassment of media reporters, the impact on the actual shooting process can not be predicted in advance.

It can be bad, it can be good. At the end of the day, it's up to Langley.

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At the end of May, the breath of early summer can be captured in New York. The thin golden sunlight is scattered on the dark gray alleys through the high-rise buildings. The fresh green spores tear open and climb up the dark brown branches in the early morning. The warm breeze is passing quickly between the bottom of the windbreaker and the busy pace, quietly conveying the message that winter has completely gone.

Stepping on the skateboard, you can quickly walk through the brick alleys of Greenwich Village. The wind blows the white shirt's clothes and occasionally catches the lively voices from the streets. The whole world becomes fresh and beautiful, as if you can catch the traces of the sun flowing at your fingertips. Even the cold water vapor and the cold wind are extremely lovely.

An emergency brake, lanli's steps stopped at the roadside, looked up at the brick red buildings on both sides of the street, and there was a trace of loss in his eyes

Where the hell is this?

Greenwich Village is undoubtedly the most familiar area of Langley. Since he came to New York, he has lived here. Even if he has the ability to move and find a better place to live on Long Island or the upper east side, he still chooses to stay here and has been used to the brick by brick here for a long time.

But now in the streets of Greenwich Village, Langley felt so strange, as if he had never been here before. In fact, there are many places in Greenwich Village that Langley has never explored. For example, today, he has encountered a small problem——

He lost his way.

He had been wandering around this area for 20 minutes, but still could not find the destination. He often felt that he had found a place, but the next second he began to express his self doubt, as if he had never been here. Everything was totally strange.

Today is the first day for lanli to learn the drum.

In order to shoot the "pop drummer", lenley has to learn in advance, which is different from the soldier training of the "Pacific War", and also different from the personal experience of "buried alive" or "gravity". This is the real learning of new knowledge, and this is the first time in his career - in order to shoot a movie, he has to learn a new skill from the beginning.

Although the film is the editing technology, even if the actor does not have a skill at all, the director can complete all the shooting work through editing and stand in; But for lanli, in order to be realistic, and also to be involved in the role, the actual learning skills is a very necessary process, which does not need to be completely good at, at least not know nothing.

It used to be said that an actor spent half a year shaping his body, or learning riding, or honing his skills, or even taking a longer time in order to devote himself to a certain role, hoping to perfectly present the real state of the character in the work. Maybe this is not a good deal, but an actor's attitude.

What's more, "pop drummer" is a very special work, shelf drum is the core of the whole work, Andrew and shelf drum are completely integrated.

Now, lanli is ready to learn the drum. His requirement for himself is that he not only needs to be able to get started, but also to be good at it. Even if you are not proficient, you need to achieve at least 80 points.

It's not easy.

But Lan Li is ready to force himself to squeeze himself, go all out to see where his limit is.

Originally, time was the biggest problem. Before the shooting of "pop drummer", lanli didn't have much time to practice; But now it seems that the more important problem is that he can't find the practice room and the teacher, let alone practice.

God, where is he now?

"Hey... Langley?"

Not far away, a voice of hesitation came. Blue Li turned his head reflexively, and then saw a man with a face full of disordered whiskers.

A messy braid drooped down, and the beard almost covered two-thirds of his cheeks, so it was difficult to accurately distinguish whether he was 25 or 40 years old; With a dirty gray T-shirt and dark blue overalls, it looks like I didn't have time to wash after sleeping on the street corner last night, and then I was ready to go to a nearby park to tidy myself up.

Lan Li gave a polite smile and nodded.

The man immediately understood and gave a shallow laugh, "it's me, Johnson Clark. If I remember correctly, we should have an interview today."

Johnson Clark, Langley's drum coach.